Fletcherize

or fletch·er·ize

[ flech-uh-rahyz ]

/ ˈflɛtʃ əˌraɪz /

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verb (used with or without object), Fletch·er·ized, Fletch·er·iz·ing.

to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.

to consider deliberately; meditate thoroughly on; chew over: The two extra months at sea gave him an insight into a great business, and he had the time to fletcherize his ideas.

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Also especially British, Fletch·er·ise .

Origin of Fletcherize

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; see Fletcherism, -ize

Words nearby Fletcherize

fleshy, FLETC, fletch, fletcher, Fletcherism, Fletcherize, fletching, fletchings, Fletschhorn, Flettner control, Fleur

How to use Fletcherize in a sentence

At first people who Fletcherize or chew their food perfectly, usually lose weight.
How to Eat|Thomas Clark Hinkle
Eat slowly, Fletcherize each mouthful, it will reduce you, give you a new taste of flavors not known to the glutton.
Supreme Personality|Delmer Eugene Croft
Women must learn to fletcherize freedom if it is not to give them indigestion of purpose.
The Tinder-Box|Maria Thompson Daviess
The raffish mongrel was apparently endeavouring to fletcherize a complete stranger of the Sealyham family.
The Adventures of Sally|P. G. Wodehouse

The two extra months at sea gave him an insight into a great business, and he had the time to fletcherize his ideas.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard